@sebinsua And am suspicious of argument that to write popular academic books precision must be compromised. Cf. Dawkins or even Bryson.
The whining about Malcolm Gladwell's creation of narratives aggravates me. The market creates the form. Trust me, mere truth is dull.
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@sethinsua I don't think it needs to be compromised, but I think if people wanted hard science they would read hard science. - 4 more replies
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Malcolm Gladwell: Why Christopher Chabris Was Unreasonable http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/10/malcolm_gladwell_s_david_and_goliath_he_explains_why_christopher_chabris.html … <- Exactly.
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@sebinsua Read D T Max's The Family Who Couldn't Sleep - prion disease research in powerful, academically rigorous "intellectual adventure".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sebinsua Think the extent to which works in this genre are really "narratives" varies. Depends on definition, I guess.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sebinsua Off to bed - writing going really well. Will Fcbk-msg you about it!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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